Detail 01
Forward-shifted scalloped Adirondack spruce bracing
The bracing is described as adding resonance and sustain.
Product detailSKU #1500000471353
GuildM-40E Standard Concert Acoustic-Electric Guitar Pacific Sunset Burst
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Independent shopping perspective
The Korena take
Finished in Pacific Sunset Burst, this M-40E Standard is Guild’s right-handed concert acoustic-electric with a solid Sitka spruce top and solid African mahogany back and sides. The concert format is described as focused and intimate, making it suited to solo performance and recording. Its C-profile mahogany neck and Indian rosewood fingerboard provide the playing surface for fingerstyle, strumming, and flatpicked parts. When amplification is needed, the LR Baggs Element VTC system supplies an undersaddle pickup plus soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls.
Strong match
Who this is for
- Solo performance or recording where the concert body’s focused, intimate presentation is useful.
- Alternating between soft fingerpicking and stronger strumming in the same arrangement.
- Acoustic-amp or PA connections with soundhole-mounted volume and tone controls.
What matters in use
The specifications, translated
Catalog numbers tell only part of the story. These are the details most likely to change how this product feels, sounds, or fits into a setup.
Detail 02
LR Baggs Element VTC pickup system
Its undersaddle transducer handles amplified output, with volume and tone at the soundhole.
Detail 03
Dual-action truss rod
The neck includes a dual-action truss rod.
Detail 04
Compensated bone saddle and bone nut
Bone is used at both string contact points, with a compensated saddle at the bridge.
Final check
Know before you order
- 01Made for right-handed players.
- 02A Guild deluxe humidified wood case is included.
Product questions
Before you decide
Straight answers to the questions shoppers most often ask about this product.
01What distinguishes this M-40E finish?
This version is identified as Pacific Sunset Burst.
02Does it include electronics?
Yes. It has the LR Baggs Element VTC system with onboard volume and tone controls.
03Which woods form the body?
The top is solid Sitka spruce; the back and sides are solid African mahogany.
Reference
Full specifications
The complete catalog record, organized around the decisions musicians make when comparing gear.
2 detailsPickups & controls
- Controls
- Volume and tone
- Pickup System
- LR Baggs Element VTC
7 detailsPlayability
- Nut Material
- Bone
- Orientation
- Right handed
- Nut Width
- 1
- Number of Frets
- 20
- Number of Strings
- 6
- Scale Length
- 24
- Neck Shape
- C profile
18 detailsBody & build
- Color
- Burst or Fade
- Saddle Material
- Compensated bone
- Fingerboard Wood
- Indian rosewood
- Top Material
- Solid Sitka spruce
- Bridge Wood
- Indian rosewood
- Body Finish
- Vintage gloss nitrocellulose lacquer
- Neck Wood
- Mahogany
- Fingerboard Material
- Indian rosewood
- Body Binding
- White
- Back and Sides Wood
- Solid African mahogany
- Neck Joint
- Mortise-and-tenon
- Pickguard
- Tortoiseshell celluloid
- Body Style
- Concert
- Top Bracing
- Forward-shifted scalloped Adirondack spruce
- Back Bracing
- Sitka spruce
- Fingerboard Radius
- 12 inch
- Tuning Machines
- Guild Deluxe Vintage open-gear
- Body Shape
- Concert
2 detailsIn the box
- Included Accessories
- Certificate of authenticity, canvas bag, picks
- Case or Gig Bag
- Guild deluxe humidified wood case
1 detailsOther
- Truss Rod
- Dual-action
